Android SDK for development with Eclipse ADT

If you are still using Eclipse ADT for Android development, this is a tutorial to help you with installing the latest possible Android SDK / Tools that would work with last Eclipse ADT plugin.

1. Eclipse IDE for Java Developers 4.7.3a
   http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-developers/oxygen3a
2. Eclipse ADT plugin - 23.0.7.2120684 (Aug 2015)
   https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
3. Java JDK 1.8.0_172
   http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html

Now onwards to Android SDK & Tools.

Standard choice 

1. SDK Tools 25.2.5 (Jan 2017)

   • Windows - http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/tools_r25.2.5-windows.zip
   • Linux       - http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/tools_r25.2.5-linux.zip 
   • Mac         - http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/tools_r25.2.5-macosx.zip 
   Extract into your chosen location e.g. android-sdk (note: do not extract on top of an existing installation, you can have as many Android SDK installations you want - create a new location or backup the old and remove / rename).
   Open a command line / shell and test by calling sdkmanager:

   tools\bin\sdkmanager --list | more
   

2. Build Tools 25.0.3 (Apr 2017)

   tools\bin\sdkmanager "build-tools;25.0.3"
   Accept? (y/N): y
   

3. Platform Tools 28.0.0 (May 2018)

   tools\bin\sdkmanager "platform-tools"
   Accept? (y/N): y 

4. Platform(s) and sources

tools\bin\sdkmanager "platforms;android-25"
tools\bin\sdkmanager "sources;android-25"

tools\bin\sdkmanager "platforms;android-27"
tools\bin\sdkmanager "sources;android-27"

5. Emulator 27.2.9 (May 2018)

tools\bin\sdkmanager "emulator"
Accept? (y/N): y

6. Emulator images

   Downloading the image with sdkmanager may produce a 'broken' unusable image. Dowload using the the graphical version of Android SDK Manager. Additionally, API 27 images did not seem to work for me (emulator image stuck at boot with a blank screen). Recommending to try the API 25 images (or whichever versions you need).
   

   tools\android

   
   

7. Check installed components

   tools\bin\sdkmanager --list | more
   
   Installed packages:
     Path                              | Version | Description                       | Location
     -------                           | ------- | -------                           | -------
     build-tools;25.0.3                | 25.0.3  | Android SDK Build-Tools 25.0.3    | build-tools\25.0.3\
     emulator                          | 27.2.9  | Android Emulator                  | emulator\
     patcher;v4                        | 1       | SDK Patch Applier v4              | patcher\v4\
     platform-tools                    | 28.0.0  | Android SDK Platform-Tools        | platform-tools\
     platforms;android-25              | 3       | Android SDK Platform 25           | platforms\android-25\
     platforms;android-27              | 1       | Android SDK Platform 27           | platforms\android-27\
     sources;android-25                | 1       | Sources for Android 25            | sources\android-25\
     sources;android-27                | 1       | Sources for Android 27            | sources\android-27\
     system-images;a...s_playstore;x86 | 9       | Google Play Intel x86 Atom Sys... | system-images\a..._playstore\x86\
     tools                             | 25.2.5  | Android SDK Tools 25.2.5          | tools\

8. Intel HAXM 7.2.0 (May 2018)

   
   Read installation guide, download & install from:
   https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-hardware-accelerated-execution-manager-intel-haxm
   

9. Start Eclipse

   To be detailed
   

10. Create AVD

    To be detailed
    
    
     

Publishing early as a draft for my friend Enzo :-) to be continued tomorrow.